Yes it is!!!!

It's strange because the pursuit of knowledge for most men used to be by trial and error and experience. Weve grown so much and so far but the most prevalent danger to the truth is the seas of misinformation which exist only in the time of the information age. Its becoming such an issue on all topics that we truly need to address this in the near future.

It's like we're going back toward the Dark Ages. The idea of finding truth for its intrinsic value seems harder to find among people in my experience. Some flat out reject the intrinsic value of truth. Now all value the intrinsic value of truth when they are crossing a busy road, but outside of the most basic operations, I have to wonder how much truth matters to most Americans today. Reminds me of reading Immanuel Kant in college and his reasoning going something like "if A, then B. A is true, but B is awful so therefore A can't be true." Critique of Pure Reason I think. When you have a technologically comfortable society where the benefits of truth are handed down to the masses, I suppose it's easier to adopt Kant's model of putting what you want into the mix when "reasoning."

Okay, well someone has to bring it up. The problem is truth moves. And, all of the models I've seen that supposedly define 'intelligence' are sorely lacking (sorry Jordan Peterson). Just because the math works on the IQs, btw, doesn't mean they have remotely captured something that is useful without advantaging the people who designed the dang construct at the expense of everyone else. Stuff is messy, and/or we're fairly unsophisticated in relation to the real truth. However, spin that assertion into a wider generalization and redefine into 'seekers of truth', and I can get there. Even then, to what degree is intelligence voluntary or situational? It may be that people are caught up in meaningless pursuits and sacrifice their intelligence while they're distracted. Or, there's a lot of idiots in the world...

Ah, the malevolent darkness. We often forget it's greatest weakness. Light always defeats it. As will knowledge defeat the ignorance.

Yeah right.! ...that's kinda of like your worst enemy could actualy be your best friend under different circumstances, and your best friend could easily become your worst enemy.

This is so true! They say knowledge is power...
knowing what is and what is not and spreading the truth but get in return I list of 1/2 truths, repeated lies and complete idioiocracy is more disheartening than I ever imagined. I don’t speak their liberal language.
I cannot compared believing in something so proven as foolish as a socialist agenda.

Hello please enliten me

Yes, it can feel that way sometimes, but that is why I choose to refocus on something positive when things get me down.

Amen! I just can't wrap my head around it. I can't just ignore it. If I don't have the truth, I don't have a real world. It's no wonder many are believing life is some kind of cosmic simulation.